Maritime

Meanwhile, a state legislator wants the California Lands Commission to review port automation projects.

Research by Clarksons confirms acceleration of scrubber installations, reducing available ship capacity.

Provision in Coast Guard bill tightens foreign-ship waiver process

Container ports at risk of earthquake aftershocks

This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking U.S. West Coast ports want to boost drayage efficiency for the upcoming 2019 peak season. They aim to do so through […]

The Alabama State Port Authority, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, Kane Is Able, Lanehub and Pelican Products announce appointments.

Drewry’s Philippe Salles considers whether container shipping is ready for guaranteed services and prices.

East Coast refinery outage spurs more trans-Atlantic gasoline cargoes from Europe.

NEXT Trucking is opening a new drayage facility in a bid to speed up truck efficiency at the busiest seaport in the United States. The 18-acre facility, which is about […]

Retrofitting vessels and slow steaming are two short-term options to reduce emissions while more transformative technologies are developed, a new study says.

The offer period, which originally was set to end Wednesday, will now conclude July 17, said DSV, which reserved the right to extend the period up to a maximum of […]

A Senate subcommittee is told technology should be incorporated into surface transportation reauthorization.

The fast-growing trucking company hopes to double revenue after adding an 18-acre dray-off yard for its Relay drayage program.

The maritime industry can be well-served with an unmanned vessel that can produce its own energy from the waves and through solar battery panels fixed on its roof.

The District Court of Miami gave Roberto Dip and Jason Handal jail time for their roles in a pricing-fixing scheme that occurred between September 2010 and March 2015.

Moody’s issued a stable outlook for the shipping industry for 2019, with operating earnings set to grow at the highest rate in four years.  But the industry still has to […]

Intermodal giant sees rail and truck as better than option than truckload into

An exclusive interview with Citi’s head of shipping Michael Parker on Poseidon Principles consequences.

A strike by thousands of union workers at major Southern California supermarket chains would have a huge upside for non-union big box grocers and e-retailers but would likely disrupt other […]

The ship-to-shore cranes had been removed from List 3 of Section 301 tariffs on China but were later added to proposed List 4.

UPS is hosting workshops to help women-owned small businesses gain access to global export markets.

Employers met Tuesday and voted to accept the new pact negotiated with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada.

Maersk Spot will offer shippers guaranteed equipment and space in exchange for a penalty if they don’t show up with promised cargo.

To avoid paying the proper import tax, Timothy Stanfield of Ready Made RC intentionally understated the value of lithium polymer batteries from China.

President Trump on Twitter Monday questioned whether the U.S. should continue protecting non-U.S. ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz.

Tonya Davis also pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Mississippi to making false statements.

Express carrier giant argues when it comes to compliance with the Export Administration Regulations that it’s “a transportation company, not a law enforcement agency.”

Maersk rolled out a fully online service for customers to book space on a container ship.   The new offering, Maersk Spot, provides customers a port-to-port cargo loading guaranteed at a […]

Navy investigates why the U.S.S. Billings, an advanced Freedom-class vessel, struck the berthed Rosaire A. Desgagnés in Montreal.

Law effectively confines future west coast oil shipments to the Port of Vancouver. Alberta’s premier plans legal challenges, saying it hurts the province’s oil sands.

Unmanned electric truck will shuttle containers between DFDS logistics center and APM Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Respondents to the quarterly Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey listed attracting and retaining workers and trade uncertainties as their two biggest challenges.

Poseidon Principles require banks to disclose the climate alignment of their shipping portfolios with IMO’s target of 50% reduction of GHG emissions by 2050.

Drewry says while the U.S.-China trade war is bad news for the transpacific container trade, it could result in more transport of intermediate goods.

Market expert writes about the latest tensions in the Mideast and how that might impact air and sea cargo, as well as supply chains.

Container shipping faces weak summer demand as trade related uncertainties keep pressure on freight rates. The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (SONAR: FBX.GLBL) ended June 21 at $1,307 per forty-foot […]

Yang Ming said the new service is to cope with the “relocation and adjustment of cargo flow and supply chains” amid “rising global trade tensions.”

The International Maritime Organization said piracy incident warnings from a Regional Maritime Information Sharing Centre email account in Yemen aren’t legitimate.

Port authority chair is re-elected, COO is hired and promotions are announced.

Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders.

Sentiment toward shipping tech has reached a new high point among startups, tech investors and vessel interests.

There are an enormous number of price relationships that will ultimately determine the supply and demand of fuels compliant with IMO2020.

The Trump administration is considering levying tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese exports to the United States so far unaffected by duties. Freight Intel, FreightWaves’ proprietary research group, […]

Chris Connor will succeed Kurt Nagle, the American Association of Port Authorities’ president and CEO since 1995.

The temperature-sensitive containers will be used to transport vaccines and other high-value biopharmaceutical shipments.

The commission voted 3-2 Thursday to deny an ILWU appeal of a permit that allows APM Terminals to test automated terminal equipment at Pier 400.

Six crew members have been arrested on federal charges and face possible life sentences after about 17.5 tons of cocaine were found on the ship in Philadelphia.

All current members will step aside as part of the acquisition agreement.

The Harbor Maintenance Tax is a disincentive for short sea shipping because it is imposed at both the port of entry and secondary port, a House subcommittee was told.

Following a second large drug bust aboard its box-ships this year, international ocean container shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company has had its Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certificate suspended […]

Among other honorees are ONE’s Jeremy Nixon, APL, Crowley, LoadDelivered, PSA Singapore, AFLAS and World Post & Parcel winners and Pinnacle recipients.

Maersk (Nasdaq OMX: MAER) will find out how much customers are willing to spend on its ambitious environmental agenda with a carbon-neutral container service. The world’s biggest shipping line is […]

Portline Bulk International in federal court Thursday agreed to pay a $1.5 million criminal fine for willfully dumping oily bilge into the ocean and falsifying its ship’s oil records.

Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (SSE:601872) is engaging in a new private share placement of up to 4.1 billion Chinese Yuan to fund a fleet renewal program.

Japanese company Inpex (TSE: 16050) has today announced that it has filed a revised plan of development for the US$18-$20 billion Abadi Liquefied Natural Gas Project. The revised plan is […]

The port agency for Seattle and Tacoma is encouraging terminals to use extended hours, “peel-off” piles and street turns to ease congestion.

Changing harbor tax could help smaller ports compete with trucks

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners narrowly approved a permit that would allow Maersk’s (Nasdaq OMX: MAER) terminals subsidiary to automate container moves at the largest marine terminal on […]

One of the highest-profile owners in ocean shipping expounds LNG’s appeal.

When the doors of the container were opened, the system recognized it was not at the correct location.

One lease extends the auto processor’s current lease at Blount Island Terminal, while the other provides 22.4 new acres of property at the Dames Point Marine Terminal.

Bonnie Reemsnyder and David Kooris are elected and Christopher Favreau and Kevin Boyer are hired.

An end to alliances also could result in fewer services calling only a limited number of ports.

Clothing retailer H&M, the first user of the product, wants to use its “size to be a force for good and enable scaling innovative solutions.”  

The Senate Commerce Committee pressed witnesses on a variety of issues Wednesday during a hearing about surface transportation reauthorization.

The United States has been ranked number 43 in the official list that ranks the quality of shipping, owing to the less-than-optimal performance of U.S. flagged ships in overseas ports. The U.S. ranks right behind Saudi Arabia and just ahead of Libya on the Grey List, which is a ranking of less-than-the-best flag states.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said this week that it is ready to be the second largest port in the U.S., thanks to the completion of […]

President Trump wants the federal government to weed out hundreds of no longer needed or inactive advisory committees from its roster.

Despite all the negative news, container shipping may be on a steadier course than in previous decades.

Carrier and logistics firm NFI was named in a report highlighting deficiencies in a New Jersey tax incentive program aimed at keeping businesses in the state. Camden-based NFI was one […]

The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several research papers and how to learn more.

All crew members have been reported safe and were rescued by a passing bulk carrier.

The industry is at “a new crossroads,” according to the co-author of a state of logistics report titled “Cresting the Hill.”

Sailors’ Society also appoints a new director general and International Maritime Rescue Federation trustees are elected.

The Port of Philadelphia is the scene of a major cocaine bust, the second one involving a container ship operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and […]

Hundreds of barges carrying grains still waiting to be exported

After the investigation, FMCSA voided 223 active medical examiner certificates held by commercial drivers.

A shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas, received the most funding among the 28 shipyards with $1.36 million.

With expanded offerings, New York Shipping Exchange users now will be able to request binding contracts for multiple weeks at multiple ports.

The 23rd commandant of the Coast Guard said multilateral agreements and regional constructs have brought stability to other areas that have suffered from criminal activity.

Geopolitical and trade tensions are having an increasing effect on shipping rates.

Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the new Digital Shipping Container Alliance and why standards are important to industry. He also writes about why getting standards written and adopted is particularly difficult.

Funding means “cross-border commerce critical to our economy is not impeded,” trade groups, chambers of commerce and companies said in a letter. 

With a strong start to the year, the port says it is poised to overtake the Port of Long Beach as the nation’s second-largest container port.

The inclusion of ship-to-shore gantry cranes in the fourth tranche of Chinese tariffs would increase the costs by millions, AAPA President and CEO Nagle said.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has just welcomed another ship owner aboard. On June 17, the stock of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier owner Flex LNG (NYSE: FLNG) began […]

The US logistics industry is making strides in overcoming macro volatility by a focus on IT improvements and shipper-carrier relationships

One places restrictions on large ships; another changes composition of pilot board for Houston ship channel.

A study projects the state’s seaports to increase cargo tonnage by more than 32 million tons in the next five years to 142.4 million tons in fiscal year 2022-23.

Port of Virginia sees tariffs putting its billion-dollar expansion at risk.

It was a poorly-received IPO for CSSC Shipping. Institutional and retail take up was weak and its share price plummeted from the offer price.

Edgardo Antuñano is leading a team in Texas and Brian McGonagle is promoted in Florida.

The U.K. reportedly will send 100 Royal Marines and the U.S. will “guarantee freedom of navigation throughout the strait,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

New incentives for container shipping could bring more boxes through the canal to the U.S. East Coast.

The public is invited to weigh in during a July 24 public hearing or in writing by July 15.

Shippers in the maritime market can choose between a carrier-owned container or a shipper-owned container, with each business model holding certain advantages over the other based on availability and the freight corridor in question.

A 200,000-square-foot facility in China will have a sorting capacity of 500,000 parcels per day.

One of Asia’s largest shipbuilders will help develop “digital twins” for ocean vessels, part of an effort to provide better monitoring and performance analytics around ocean shipping. South Korea’s Daewoo […]

FreightWaves’ SONAR chart of the week (June 16, 2019 – June 22, 2019) Chart of the Week: Drewry World Container Index – Shanghai to Los Angeles and Shanghai to New […]

There are enough molecules and enough preparation to get the maritime industry through the IMO2020 switchover. But how will trucking be impacted?